17 MARCH 1939, Page 3

It is the future which concerns the House most. Unless

the Government can show very soon that they are fully alive to the German danger and are prepared to take the most drastic steps to meet it, it does really seem that there will be a revolt of Government supporters. The House is unani- mous that, in present circumstances, we can do nothing. The cancellation of the Stanley mission was generally approved. Sadly the electioneers are realising that this latest exploit of Herr Hitler's will convince the country, as nothing previously has done, of the value of the Munich Agreement. Not only is the policy of appeasement dead (in spite of Mr. Chamber- lain's brave words on Wednesday), but it must now be hastily buried, and the least said about it in the future the better.